Cameras aren’t guns. They can’t really hurt you.
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEYI was raised on, ‘You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.’
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When I first starting making money, when I first made my first six-digits.
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At the same time, when I can go off with a backpack or off on a surfboard or even off on a run somewhere in the woods – that’s where I’m really happy.
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Any artist, the work you do, if it’s a painting or if it’s a performance.
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You hope it translates to a common denominator with the people that they see something in their own life in there. Or they see something in somebody else’s life. That’s what’s fun about sharing art.
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I didn’t want anybody’s name on my backside. I personally don’t like to wear clothing that is named for somebody or has someone’s likeness all over it.
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Whether I’m running on the beach without my shirt or whether I’m going out with my kids or going to church or going out to dinner.
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I like to be able to wear something that is appropriate for wherever the day takes me: to work, on a hike and then out to dinner. I like to take the formality out of the day’s schedule and be ready for any off-road detour.
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I love good film, whether it’s an independent or studio film. The independent films, I think the good ones aren’t necessarily eccentric ones but they’re the more specific ones.
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A coach, especially at a college level – much more at a college or high school level, than at a pro level – you’re more of a teacher than an actual coach.
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You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.
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There’s a gap between what I want to do, what I do on camera, and what gets edited. Right? So the goal is to try and close the gaps.
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I’m not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It’s really not my place.
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I personally don’t like to go see romantic comedies. But people do want to see them, and they seem to want to see me in them.
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My number one thing? Don’t overleverage yourself.
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I like quips. I like whiffs of cynicism and I think they can be witty. But I don’t really know where wittiness is constructive.
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